When walking on a flat surface, all the mechanical energy developed to move arms and legs...

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When walking on a flat surface, all the mechanical energy developed to move arms and legs is eventually dissipated into heat through various friction mechanisms because there is no change in overall potential energy. However, when we walk uphill, some of the developed mechanical work gets converted into potential energy of our bodies in Earth's gravity instead of heat. Of course, walking uphill is harder because we need to supply the additional mechanical power to overcome gravity. Measurements show that walking uphill on a 10-degree slope at 3 miles per hour approximately doubles your calories burn rate (to 460 food calories per hour). What is the total heat added to the environment (in watts) when you are walking horizontally (without elevation gain) and uphill on a 10-degree slope? Again, assume a 140-lbs human walking at the same 3 miles per hour both uphill and on a flat surface. (Answers: ~268 W and 392 W) When walking on a flat surface, all the mechanical energy developed to move arms and legs is eventually dissipated into heat through various friction mechanisms because there is no change in overall potential energy. However, when we walk uphill, some of the developed mechanical work gets converted into potential energy of our bodies in Earth's gravity instead of heat. Of course, walking uphill is harder because we need to supply the additional mechanical power to overcome gravity. Measurements show that walking uphill on a 10-degree slope at 3 miles per hour approximately doubles your calories burn rate (to 460 food calories per hour). What is the total heat added to the environment (in watts) when you are walking horizontally (without elevation gain) and uphill on a 10-degree slope? Again, assume a 140-lbs human walking at the same 3 miles per hour both uphill and on a flat surface. (Answers: ~268 W and 392 W)